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08. Nov 2015
Paderno Spiralizer is My New Best Friend in the Kitchen
This is the best kitchen investment I've made in my life! I just bought it a few weeks ago and thought it might be one of those gadgets you use once and then store and forget because using it is such a pain in the derriere. Not only is the Paderno extremely quick and easy to use, it's even easier to clean. Just rinse with maybe a light brush scrub on the blades, and let dry.
Made of high quality plastic, I don’t worry about breakage. I thought I might get something flimsy for the low price, but it’s very durable. The blades are also high quality, and like new bright and shiny after dozens of uses.
With the Paderno spiralizer you don't have to worry about losing the tip of a finger (as I did) or more with a madolin. I was trying to slice an item that the finger guard wouldn’t grip well, so I ignored it – WRONG! This sweet thing never fails to grip whatever you’re preparing.
Suction cups on the bottom might win a contest with an octopus. If you’re sure to press down on each corner before you begin (and make sure they catch), this baby won’t budge once when you start in. Perhaps if you were working on a tiled surface (my countertop is very hard and smooth) you would have to strategize, but I don’t think it would be difficult and definitely worth it!
Using the device is nearly effortless. The first time I did, I easily learned to use the handle to bring the vegetable/fruit with some pressure toward the blade. That’s about the most difficult part. One thing that is slightly pesky is that the food item leaves a core and short stub. You can still chop it up and use it, but after the speed of using the Paderno it seems like a hassle to me (I don’t even chop onions anymore!).
If you do use the scraps, be sure to chop or slice them by hand before you start cooking what you’ve prepared, or they won’t be done at the same time. I learned that the hard way when I had forgotten the scraps and didn’t want to waste them. If you don’t want to hassle with the scraps, they always make good compost! I’m leaning more toward that lately because I’m getting more and more spoiled by the speed of “spiraling”. The Paderno never jams and it's almost too fast because using it is really fun!
My favorite veggie to spiral is zucchini for spaghetti noodles. You do have to cut them into reasonable spaghetti lengths or they won’t stir well in the pan. I read somewhere that a Paderno user measured one piece about 10 feet long! I don’t mean to repeat if that was from another review. But if you haven’t read that one, you really don’t want to end up with a dish that balks at being stirred.
Now I prefer zucchini spaghetti to my previous comfort food, enriched flour spaghetti noodles with practically anything on them if it includes garlic and olive oil. The difference for those who keep an eye on weight? A hair less than 5 ounces of flour spaghetti noodles has 220 calories and 43 carbohydrates. The same amount of zucchini spaghetti has only 22 calories, just slightly over 6 carbs, and many more nutrients! This is one of the many reasons my (light, easily lifted) Paderno is worth at least 100 times its weight in gold to me, seriously!